I've noticed something about myself (well, I've noticed AND it's been pointed out to me) that I have a tendency to be overly critical at work. Other people can have the "wo-ho, look how great we" attitude. I look at everything we do and think: it could be better. If we only did xyz, it would be better. So I'm a downer to the rah rah rah types. I can hear them now: you're SO negative.
I began to wonder: where could this attitude possibly come from?
Today I was chuckling to myself reading various reports from around Red Sox Nation angry that David Ortiz made a baserunning mistake Sunday in the 9th inning when the Red Sox were down by 2. Now, David Ortiz is one of the best players on the Red Sox - he he leads the AL in RBI's and is 5th in homeruns - not to mention the night before he had a 2 run HR, not to mention something like 9 RBI's in 2 days. But he made a mistake yesterday, so he's BUM! Someone to be mocked mercilessly (along with Francona for the bizarre lineup and entrance of Embree in the 9th. Dare to be less than perfect!
I ponder: where do these people get this from?
Then I remembered something I saw at my gym the other day - a hand written sign at the front desk:
Monday we celebrate the start of summer. 162 days until winter.
I thought: We wait all year for summer and can't even enjoy it for one day? And then it hit me: it's not just me, maybe it's more than Red Sox Nation - maybe it's a just a New England thing. What is this proclivity to always see the negative first? Could it be because of the cold winters? Are we just cronic complainers or do we really want things to just be better/we won't settle for less? I choice to think of it as the later, but I don't really know.-----
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